Obstetric epidural analgesia

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 525-531

  Ranta, Pirjo O ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Combined spinal epidural; Labour; Obstetric

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEOSTIGMINE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FETUS DISTRESS; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALPRACTICE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MOBILIZATION; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SOMNOLENCE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TECHNIQUE; VOMITING;

EID: 0036792382     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200210000-00009     Document Type: Review

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